Postcode · Ferryhill
Crime in DL17 9DX
How much crime is recorded in DL17 9DX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coxhoe & Quarrington Hill
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,537 (2024)
How safe is DL17 9DX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL17 9DX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DL17 9DXNational
Anti-social behaviour31.210.7
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Burglary15.29.1
Criminal damage and arson10.84.7
Public order5.64.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other crime3.11.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Drugs1.02.4
Other theft0.74.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.